S Korea miners lived on coffee, water while trapped in shaft

BY HYUNG-JIN KIM
Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Two South Korean miners who were rescued after being trapped deep underground for nine days say they survived on instant coffee powder and water falling from the ceiling of a blocked shaft. The two men were pulled out to safety on Friday night from the shaft at a zinc mine in the southeastern town of Bonghwa. The shaft was clogged by dirt on Oct. 26. Bang Jong-hyo, a doctor who treated the miners at a local hospital, told reporters Saturday that both men were in fairly good condition. Bang said the two miners told him they shared 30 sticks of instant coffee while trapped underground.